Chalmers, John Philip (1937 - )

Summary

John Chalmers is Senior Director and Head of Research Advisory Unit of the George Institute for International Health, Chairman of Board of Directors of the George Foundation for International Health, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Flinders University of South Australia, and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Central Sydney Area Health Service and Chairman of National Heart, Stroke and Vascular Health Strategies Group which reports to the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council. Chalmers is internationally recognised as a leader in hypertension and cardiovascular physiology.

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Chronology

1959 - 1961

Career position - Tutor in Physiology at St Pauls then Wesley and The Womens Colleges, University of Sydney

1960

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney

1963

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Sydney

1963 - 1964

Career position - Junior then Senior Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney

1965 - 1966

Career position - Demonstrator in Physiology, University of New South Wales

1965 - 1966

Career position - Research Fellow, National Heart Foundation, University of New South Wales

1967 -

Career position - Member, Australian Society for Medical Research

1967

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales

1967

Career position - Medical Registrar, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1967 - 1973

Career position - Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

1968 - 1969

Career position - Clinical Superintendent (Medical), Director of Medical Services, and Deputy General Superintendent, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1969 - 1971

Career position - Overseas Research Fellow of the National Heart Foundation of Australia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School (UK)

1970 -

Career position - Honorary Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1971 - 1973

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Melbourne

1972 - 1975

Career position - Senior Visiting Medical Specialist, Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales

1972 - 1975

Career position - Director, Australian Society for Medical Research

1973 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

1973 - 1975

Career position - Associate Professor in Medicine, University of Medicine

1975 - 1996

Career position - Foundation Chair of Medicine, Flinders University in Adelaide

1977 -

Career position - Council member, Australian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology

1980

Award - Wellcome Australia Medal

1982 -

Career position - Chairman, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, South Australian State Committee

1987 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1991

Award - Doctor of Medicine (MD), honoris causa, University of Queensland

10 Jun 1991

Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - in recognition of services to medical science, particularly in the field of cardiovascular physiology

1996

Award - R. T. Hall Prize, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

1996 - 2000

Career position - Research Chairman, Royal North Shore Hospital

1998

Career position - Volhard Medal, International Society of Hypertension

1999 - 2004

Career position - Co-founder and member of the Board of Directors, George Institute for International Health

2000 - 2002

Career position - Chairman of Research Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

1 Jan 2001

Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in medical research

2004 -

Career position - Chairman of Board of Directors, George Foundation for International Health

2010

Award - Officier de l'Ordre national du Mérite, Republic of France

2015

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS)

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Published resources

Resources

• 'Professor John Chalmers AC FAHA FAA FAHMS', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, https://aahms.org/fellowship-archives/professor-john-chalmers/. Details
• 'John Chalmers - Citation at year of election, 1987', The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links], Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/john-chalmers. Details
• 'Chalmers, John Phillip (1937-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474195. Details
• 'Awarded honorary MD, 1991 [Citation provided]', Honorary awards recipients, University of Queensland, 2023, https://alumni.uq.edu.au/awards/honorary-awards-previous-recipients. Details

Theses

• Chalmers, John Philip, 'Some aspects of circulatory control during arterial hypoxia in the unanaesthetized rabbit', PhD, Thesis, University of New South Wales, 1966. https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/12550. Details